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'tame' - used as an adjective
Synonyms for 'tame'
1. flat and uninspiring
2. very restrained or quiet
a tame Christmas party
she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed
3. brought from wildness into a domesticated state
tame animals
fields of tame blueberries
4. very docile
tame obedience

'tame' - used as a verb
5. correct by punishment or discipline
6. make less strong or intense; soften
The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
7. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
tame the soil
8. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
He tames lions for the circus
9. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog

derived forms
1. Tame / Past
tamed
2. Tame / Third Person
tames
3. Tame / Present Participle
taming
4. Tame / Comparitive
tamer
5. Tame / Superlative
tamest
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